The Trump administration has ended $679 million in funding for 12 “doomed” offshore wind projects that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy deemed a “wasteful” use of agency dollars.

Duffy announced the move on Friday, saying that the administration has refocused DOT and its Maritime Administration (MARAD) on rebuilding America’s shipbuilding capacity and utilizing traditional natural energy sources

A statement from his office obtained by Breitbart News called the 12 offshore wind projects “doomed.”

“Wasteful wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” Duffy explained, before pointing to the mistakes of former President Joe Biden and former DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

“Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg ben

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